The Wingham Advance-Times, 1974-01-31, Page 1831, 1974—
from
974
from a
bag
MX* MoaRELL
ear ;fix married and
hawk he took the assort.
�eiti aping bags we used
"B- to accommodate his
sends,
had conn
with several small chil-
1 was at first tempted to
neighbors to borrow
epirlg bags, but I had been
doing some experimenting
with plastic bags and d priddd
to try there to make an aur
mattress. The idea worked
flneandmaking each sleeping
hagaad air mattress took less
than five minutes,.
You will use a stall box of
ZIPLQC (trade name) bags,
usually found at the super-
market, one sheet, one
blanket, needle and heavy
thread.
To make one sleeping bag,
lay the sheet over the blanket
and fold both lengthwise (Fig.
I), Baste the sheet and
Bargains
Now
Service
Always
GREENBUSH
Sports
and
Lawns,
CENTRE.
Hwy. Between
Harrristoa& Clifford
blanket together along the
long selvage sides and tremae
the' bottom, thus forming a
bag ( Fig. 2). .
Now blow $I1r in the small
Ziploc bags until the bag is
practically full, then leek bag.
Caution: do net MI bag color
pletely with airy about one-
third air will be enough, Blow
air into enough bags to
evenly between the blanket
and the sheet, thus, forming an.
air mattresswhen theatres is
filled,. Baste the sheet and
blanket shut and you have an
instant air ' mattress and
sheet: lined sleeping bag.
I diad caution the children
not to julep on the bags, but
with normal use they work
fine.
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MOORE'S.
.
)'miter Mart Ltd..
377 Huron Street'
Stratford - 273-1850
HELP- WANT -ED.
SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR -RECEPTIONIST
Rothsay area. Must havegood manner and poise. Typing
accuracy essential. Switchboard and clerical work will
be taught. This is a. permanent full time position.
You will have pride working for this company.
Call now between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
638-308.1 Rothsay Concentrate Co. Ltd.
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Yes, you may call me Grampa.
The kid arrived three days too
late to be any use as a tax deduc-
tion. But we can't all be perfect.
Aside frem that, he is. Perfect.
According to the ladies. He's a
dandy little fellow,, with rosy
cheekshis moth's auburn hair,
his father% eyes, and his grand-
father's
randfather's sweet little rosebud
mouth. He's verypeaceful and
sleeps a lot, so sn't seem to
have anything of his maternal
grandmother in him.
There are certain occasions in
our lives that are peaks, even
though most of the time we seem
to be down in the valleys.
These are the times when
something special happens. They
don't have to be milestones, like
graduations and weddings. In
fact, these are often so formal-
ized, they can be excruciatingly
dull
No, I mean those rare eve*.
that are crystal clear, even with
the passing of years.
I don't remember a thing al)out
my birth, for example, and that
was summed to be something
important.
But I remember vividly the day
in public school when. I was sick.
sick, sick, was too proud or .ISO
shy to ask to leave, and vomited
on the classroom floor and all the
way down the hall to the lavatory,.
with my best girl watching the
whole,, sordid thing. I was nine,
and that was my first affair. It
died in the bud.
I remember a baseball game,
in my teens, `I was at bat. Bases
loaded, two men out, the coutzt
three and two. The next pitch was
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For Sale
DURING WINTER 1974 Godfrey
E. SCHUETT LTD. of Mount
Forest and Mildmay offers dis-
counts in price of 5 per cent to 50
per cent and more off suggested
retail prices on many items now
in stock. Delivery in Southern
Ontario. 24-31
DON'T FORGET Judy's Sports-
wear on the Main Street • of
Harriston, now with 25 per cent
off all jackets and pant coats.
Drop in and browse.
21
'NOW, AND ONLY NOW, there is
20 per cent off ladies' winter
boots at. Cuyler Shoes, Main Si,
Palmerston, 343-2163.
24-31
CAMPERS — Year end clear-
ance of rental. Sunkamper hard-
top
ardtop. campers. Moore''s Trailer
Mart Ltd., 377 Huron St., Strat
Hurd - call 2734850. ' ` : rrb
SEWING MACHINE SALE
—Clearance of demonstrators,
used and display , models, brand
new "White" portables only
$59.95, service to all 'mikes.
Bayley Sewing Machines, 805 -
10th St., East End Hanover.
10-17-2431
FACTORY. TO YOU candles
Rich Hill Candles, near Orange-
ville skiing.
17-24-31-7
NORTHLANDER Mobile Home,
two bedrooms, spotless condition,
heating - $100 per year, excellent
home for retirement or young
couple. Phone 335-3442 or 335-3415
after 5 p.m.
31-7
SALE—Johnson's are clearing
their complete inventory of qua-
lity men's wear at savings from
10 to 50 per cent. SAVE NOW at
JOHNSON'S MEN'S WEAR,
Mount Forest.
VERY GOOD prices now on
Columbia and Ski -Whiz snowmo-
biles, all snowmobile accesso-
ries, Homelite and Husquarna
chain saws, good reliable service
you can depend on, also your
complete lawn and garden cen-
tre, LLOYD'S SMALL EN-
- GINES, RR 1. ATWOOD, 356-
2639. We even have Sekine first
quality bicycles.
31-7-14
Notice
THE MODERN war to milk cows
is with a pipeline. Hinman
Distributor for all Hinnian parts
and service to equipment. Con-
tact Michael Gftscher, RR 5,
Mildmay, phone 367-2525.
31-7-14-21
Wanted To Buy
COLLECTIONS OR GROUPS OF
STAMPS - pre 1940 from any
country. MARKET values are
high - time to convert that old
collection into cash. Write a brief
description of stamps to Box 295,
Wingham Advance -Times and
your collection will be appraised
free. First day covers and plate
blocks are . also needed for
Canada and Newfoundland.
24-31-7
Miscellaneous
GUNS BdUGHT, sold and re-
paired. Reloading components at
reduced prices. ABC Sporting
Goods, B. Jenkins, Minnie Street,
Wingham. rrpMar
FOR ALL YOUH power needs,
Moto Ski snowmobiles, complete
line of mowers, tillers and garden
tractors, quality Bolen's and
Toro -equipment, see POWER
LAWN MOWER CENTRE, Har-
riston.
17-24-31-7
G
Von Eyi
AND.
Incor Forrrt
Equlpm.nt
t 14EI 5W
=Take I ! 1111 ty ' ►'1414
you loow that hoe o
supply apt low ' on Shiny.
1mob le 1, Cultivator*,Doubts)
Discs, Cora Manton, Bale
Throwers, Racks, Fenn,
Spreaders, Post Hole Augers,
Wagons.
obviously low. L dkeppett my bet
and started to jag m first Tqw ,
forcing in Oki w(run• ,fie-
rite three)" bellowed the tear
Aire. Game over. V"
tinny.
I'll never forget my first red
job. Arrived at the dock; ,about
midnight, thrilled beyond.
I was going to be a Seiler. Found
a bunk. Couldn't sleep, with the
excitement of it all. My heart
sembled a drumming partridge.
Had a big breakfastaad.prx'ed
to enter manhood. I was seven-
teen. My boss took me in tow,
gave me some brasso and a rag,
led me into a men's itemat,
pointed at the brass foot-plate
and said, "Mean it."
Another big:day was the one on
which I passed my wings test. I
had flunked one two days before
because the intercom was almost.
useless. The instructor would tell
me to do a steep bank to port and'
I'd do a slow roll or a loop. e
took a dim view. It l
washout and back to manning
pool to wash dishes for the dura-
tion. But I got a second chance,
flew like Jonathan Livingstone
Seagull and walked on air for
weeks.
Another time that is etched in
my mind is my first visit to Lon-
don.
ondon. As the train neared the great
city, I was trembling so violently
I couldn't light a cigarette. It was
probably the thought that I, a
small-town, small-time boy, was
actually about to enter the setting.
of a thousand stories, the home of
kings and queens, the fertile
spawner of a vast empire. I didn't
stop shaking until I'd
downed two pints of bitter. '
You'd think a chap's first
operational flight against the
enemy would be a high -light.
Mine wasn't. I was too busy or
ignorant to be even scared. AIL
those red and green things zip-
pinglast the cockpit might as
well have been Christmas tree
lights, instead oI tracer bullets.
But I don't suppose I'll ever
forget the day I was shot down.
'One minute therewas the snarl of
engines, the whack of cannon
shells, the crump of flak and the
dirty black spots in the sky, as
Shells blest. Mates all around
me.
Next minute there was total
, : silence: No engine. No mates: No.
flak. Just the blue sky above, the
dim earth below coming up
swiftly but dreamily and me.
thinking, "Well, there goes that
date with Tita in Antwerp to-
night."
There are lots' of other peaks.
The day I decided I was in love
with a girl, once and for.all, and
took the plunge, after deciding
that I wouldn't marry until I was
forty and had explored every
means of escape.
And the day my son was born:
Hugging the knowledge that I
ATTENTION SKIERS
MINTO GLEN open this season
Saturday, Sunday and School
Holidays 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.,
floodlit for night skiing Wednes-
day, Friday and Saturday 7:30 to
10:30 p.m. New Lodge facilities,
rental and runs. Dgwnhif and
Cross Country Skiing, Snowmo-
biting and Tobogganing Special
Rates on season tickets for fami-
lies or clubs, MINTO GLEN SKI
CLUB, Harriston, dial 338-2007 or
338-2722. '
rr Mar.
DON T BE disappointed, book
now for spring and summer wed-
ding receptions, club dinners or
dances. business meetings or pri-
vate parties. Accommodation to
300 people. Bar if required.
COMPLETE CATERING Sr:HV-
10E. Ranton Place. Call Palmer-
ston 343-3906 or 343-3116.
10-17-24-31
Cyan
strats..4
dc+Zioc
was* father ander a Misr o
though 1 was in bosp& &hun-
dred
Owl fiftyf away when
lit *LI bir •
And the day my daughter'
boot. slpg into, the world XL
as she Olip0e4 in and
out of ridiculoue situa
tip ever ate.
the birth of my grand-
am waa one of the. Reeks. I can
tell'. Yon can't f , old peak
man like me.
Q. How can I renovate a stif-
fened chamois'
A. By soaking it in warm
water to which ` a spoonful or so
of alive aa has been added.
Q. Is there anything 1 can do
abort squeaking shoes?
A. Try shading your noisy
shoes overnight in a strong salt-
water solution, shallow enough
to cover just the soles of the
shoes. And if you want to pre-
serve the shape of your dices Nur-
i ng • this treatment, better use
same trees.
Q. How can 1 perk up life-
less -looking cloth artificial flow-
ers?
A. By dunking them into a
starch solution. You might add
c ake coloring or dye to the
starch solution. You might add
cake coloring =dye to the starch
and, after dipping the flowers,
hang them head -down to dry.
Q. • How can I impraire the
appearance of a shabby -.looking
black umbra/a?
A. Tty brushing aver it with
a solution of anunornia and warm
water.
Help Waited
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$20.00 for Horsees
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FAST SERVICE
Phone -Collect - 369-2410
DURHAM
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HURON DEAD STOCK
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We are now paying $5-$15
for fresh dead or disabled
cows and hors s over 500
lbs. Two trucks to serve
you better. Fast efficient
service. All small farm
stock picked up free of
charge as a service to you.
License No. 237-C-7
Call us first, you won't
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24 -Hour Service
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CALL. COLLECT 482-9811'
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ATWOOD PET
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Due to the increase to
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fresh, dead, or disabled
cows and horses.
We will pick up your
calves and pigs free
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Open i wteys. closed Wed.
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